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(...) Right, that's about what we have, 4 8 foot long 1x8's, and two 4x8's. We can disassemble it etc, so it's not fixed. But as to why ply versus other materials, it's what we started with and what was easily available at the time. Calum (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | help in finding others?/ a new PA LUG?
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Hello everyone, My name is Mike Gibney, I've been poking around here for a while, and recently started posting, my application to join will be finished momentarily so I can be more of a part of this great community. I, like many here, have been a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Kalate OmniDroid
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(...) Hi Brian, I'm waiting for that! Like your stuff very much! And I see the shadow of an upcoming master of arts in your first attempts on mecha. Build on, I know you will! (URL) Marco> (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Why do you use a fixed field? For playing with kids, I used 4 6' long 1x4's with swing hasps (you know, the latches that close with a pin or padlock) at the ends to form an enclosure by pinning the four ends together in a square. Then use (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Weekly Update of New AuctionBrick Listings - 2/17/05
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This is weekly update of new items listed at (URL) as of Thu Feb 17, 12:27 PM PST. To bid, review details of any item listed or to register go to (URL). (2 URLs) 6273 Rock Island Refuge '91 plus box/instructions> Used - Great Minimum Bid: $60.00, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) It looks magnificent. The two-toned radar dish is actually an improvement on the original, I think. (...) That .wmv is eerie. How beautiful! Does it make noise when it turns? And do you have any images of the two ships side by side? (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Well I got a sick bug again, which means, build time! Oh wait, and rest. Yeah. So I thought I'd have some fun and make a nice easy ridgid mech: (URL) It's called, Velociraptor. Kind of tall, kind of angular and mean looking, the green reminds me of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Meet my son, and his creations
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(...) snipity (...) snip snip (...) I really like the kangaroo and joey. I think it shows good imaginative use of lego! It also shows a good ability to form abstract shapes. :) -Alfred (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Snotcycle / Fusion Drive prototype vehicle
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(...) George, Thanks for the advice and the welcome. The plates on the side were an afterthought basically because I couldn't come up with anything cool looking enough. Seeing all the models posted here on lugnet and browsing brickshelf has been (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: The Sweetpea
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Carla ruined you Jon. Sure it's a cool Moc and all, but you've started down the dark path. Come back to the light Carol-Ann....no, wait...Step away from the light Carol-Ann. -Keith (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update 2/17)
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Great story Steve, I mean Athos. ;) (I love the buildings and the way you put everything together. Ben Medinets (medib) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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This was so cool, that I stood next to it on public day at BF 04' and claimed it was mine. That is what happens when you leave your MOC unattended. Hope you don't mind. -Keith (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Definition of "micro"
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(...) Forgive my late reply, but I've been offline for quite a while... "Stickfig" is a term I coined for the scale where a person is depicted by a 1x1 cylinder with a couple of 1x1 round plates on top. It's a "stick figure" representation of a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Winter's New Direction: Study 17
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(...) A new direction indeed. Freaking amazing, Adrian, you've somehow outdone youself. The only thing missing is California grid-lock. -Keith (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Okay grabbar. Jag har problem! Enbart ett körbart chassi är uppe i 2 kg och då har jag inte börjat bygga vapen eller på höjden än! Roboten är under den stipulerade 50 x 50 x 50 cm gränsen med marginal och som sagt bara ett chassi, dvs. ett (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update 2/17)
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Part 2: (URL) whole story: (URL) Steve (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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(...) Frank- I love that old picture! Is there a chance that you received a 111 and a 107? I haven't seen pictures of a Samsonite version of 115 yet (but I'm still looking). Samsonite 111 pic here: (URL) 107 pic here: (URL) - Thought you might be (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Inventory Liquidation
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(...) Daily markdowns are too much of a drag on my time, so I did final markdowns today. (URL) US shipping over $20 Flat rate shipping of $2.00 for all US orders boxed weight under 11 ounces or $4.00 for all US orders boxed weight over 11 ounces. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Snotcycle - spacecraft built on a one-piece motorcycle
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(...) Kevin, Welcome back out of the dark ages! This reminds me somewhat of a GoldWing or Pacific Coast, in motorcycle terms. Making odd wide vehicles is hard, it's tough to get the symmetry right. It does look a little clunky and square though, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Kalate OmniDroid
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(...) Thanks. This was planned and a necessity. I wanted to get a start with Mechs but I figured that a humanoid would be too challenging for the first build so I tried to go in a new direction. I too think that this shape leads to a lot of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Kalate OmniDroid
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(...) That is a good way of putting the bionicle parts --- easy. (...) You guys and your 'dead weight'! :) (...) Thanks. It was a fun build. I have been surprised that by taking two average, ungreebled Mechs and combining then with an (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Longitudinal-latitudinal coordinates calulator?
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(...) Yeah, I know, I'm not Kevin. But he's working on lsynth now, so it'd be nice if he stuck with it. (...) Ok, I see your point about java, but how about javascript? (URL) you need is a browser, and if you want it stand-alone you just need to do (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Kalate OmniDroid
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(...) Bingo! That is exactly what I needed. Thank Eric. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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(...) It had a 4.5V motor, so it sounds definitely like the 115. Yea, looking at your page, I'm now certain it's set 115. (...) Yes, that would be a much younger Frank Filz than this one: (URL) by my little sister's walking, I would guess this is (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My first fully functioning GBC...
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(...) Thoughts: -rtl20. Go to a "virtualised" playfeild. As far as I know, we use the big plywood playfeilds to give us walls, right? So we can use touch sensors. Since everyone (?) has two light sensors, what about doing a trial run sometime where (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: My first fully functioning GBC...
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(...) is great and baby you were too late then hey its all 4 u an then theres uuuuuu uuu...uuu u. an iiiii want to fly away with you and i....... want to fly, into the sky. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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(...) Dear Frank, from the dominatiog colour blue and the box design one can assume this to be a 111 set. And there is a less than 5% chance that this could be a 115 (which is basically the same but came with the 4.5V motor included). Th box design (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I also know of a place where we can find a somewhat smaller playfield that is already painted and (mostly) perfectly flat. ;) I'd rather have the big one, though. Fron what I saw, it was a little more than the edges, but I'll make a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Winter's New Direction: Study 17
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uiglahndjvbieyirgfb9...wgud?????? (Faints onto keyboard) How did you do that? Duuuuuuhhh..... (regains composure) Fantastic work man. Looks a little wonky up close, but the overall effect-- It looks beautiful. I bow down to thy work. Legoswami (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Frank's first LEGO train set
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See (URL) someone can identify which set this is. Frank (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Electronic Lab Kit
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(...) After thinking about it a bit more, I'm not sure exactly *why* it is so cool... it seems like you could make the same circuits, with a lot less work, just using a prototyping breadboard. But nonetheless, somehow the fact that it's made out of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If the damage is isolated to the edges of the plywood, then consider cutting it down. I think a somewhat smaller playfield is better then a warped and ruff one. Derek (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Detroit's Fisher Building in minifig scale.
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(...) I have to come see this. I live in Northville, and though I don't have anything built for such a layout, I must see this in person. It's absolutely gorgeous. My father worked in the Fisher building way back when, so I have a lot of fond (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) If the weather is clear, I'm going to open it up on my driveway this weekend and examine it. The issue is it will still be below 0 so painting outside is out of the question. Painting inside will incur fumes and such in the abode, but I'll see (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The tube is wider than the balls so the balls are sitting in a zig-zag fashion all the way up--one ball that is high enough to fall out won't 'cause it's resting against the opposite wall. Then it gets pushed up and the second ball that's (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Do you think we need to buy new sheets of plywood? Sand the surface a bit? Is there anything I can do to help?! Calum (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Oldest Lego Parts of 1949-57
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(...) Mmmmm 2x14 goodness. I have a weakness for warped CA :) Those windows are spectacular! Can't wait to hear more about them when you receive them. Eric (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Winter's New Direction: Study 17
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(...) I haven't really keep up on what you are doing or what you are "studying" but WOW! That is amazing. I hope to see (via pictures) an entire road structure through your house. Keep up the amazing bridge and road work. Brian P.s. I was equally (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: First attempt at a feed hopper. (Long)
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On Thu, February 17, 2005 5:54 am, Geoffrey Hyde said: (...) Geoffrey, This looks like a nice start. I suspect it will get more refined as you go. Looking at the drive train, it looks like the final speed is about .3 rotations per second. If you (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Meet at the Park? (LLCA that is)
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Some of us have been talking about have the next meet at LLCA since most of us do have some means of access (pass, etc.) to get in. The date under consideration now is the 26th of this month (ya, little more than a week from now). Thoughts welcome. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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